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14 Columbia River Highway (Cover Picture) By ERNEST A. ROSTEL Who could soon ’ forget the ,scenic thrills of a motor trip over the famed Columbia River ¿Highway where such spectacular rock formation as Bishop’s Cap, with its crown of lofty firs,?* is only one of many inspiring sights? The highway1 executes easy curves around the towering block of basalt as it approaches from cool, green Shep- perd’s Dell state park with its tumbling Young’s creek happily on its way from upland snow fields to the mighty Co lumbia, River of the West. One day last month Ralph Gifford, State Highway Commission Travel In formation Department photographer^ found the mood of lights and shadows just right for his latest J picture of Bishop’s Cap, adding new photographic beauty and meaning to a familiar sub ject. It is easy to understand' why t;he grandeur of the Columbia river gorge, the eternal beauty of Mt. Hood, Crater Lake’s symphony in blue, the ceaseless surf of the Pacific nurture -a pride, strong and deep, in the hearts of Ore gonians. W ith the nation’s expansion westward came covered wagon trains of heroic men and women who in days of courage set up homes in the untried wilderness to lay foundations for what is the great state of Oregon today. They took great pride in the present and the future of their new homeland. N ot only is this pride peculiar to native Oregon ians and early pioneers. It soon captures the fancy o£ those from other states who have adopted this state as'*' theit home in more recent years. Trips to such impressive areas as the Wallowa mountains of northeastern Oregon, to the sparkling lakes and shin ing peaks of central Oregon, to the great outdoors of southeastern and western Oregon and to countless other vacation lures can only serve to in spire all Oregonians to 'be increasingly more proud of their state. They know it is a privilege to live in Oregon, which holds so much beauty for one lifetime. "ONCE UPON A TIME” IN OREGON By Marcia M. Hill, School Reference Librarian, Oregon State; Library Speaking from a literary standpoint, did you come to Oregon Via The Cov ered Wagon? Perhaps you have-not read a fiction title about Oregon since. There are several novels that have now become classics, although their publi cation dates are, for the most part, in the 193X)’s and 1^40’s. We are .sug gesting a few for summer time ready ing. When you travel in Oregon you may visit one of the places mentioned. Some of .ns- live in historic spots and do not appreciate our surroundings. All of us thrill to the description of a familiar place when it appears in book form. Since the. daysi when William Guljen Bryant wrote in Thanatopsis, "Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound save his own dashings— ” the Columbia has meant "the river” to Oregonians. It is not strange that at least two titles contain the word river, Sw ift Flows the River by Nard Jones and They Came to a River by Allis McKay. Pioneer days on the Columbia form the background fo r Sqvift. Flows the River. The hero is Caleb Paige, whose parents were killed in 18 56 in the assault of the Indians on the ,Cas£adès.. Caleb’s, ambition was to become a river boat pilot. He had an instinct for his chosen work. Before he was thirty the river was his great passion. ^Caleb’s wife, Mary, felt at home only when she was,. surrounded by fields, cattle and the security of possessions. The river frightened her. That was one reason why Caleb turned to Victoria, who felt the excitement of the river and understood how it could hold a man. . Nard Jones is writing about something he loves and Under stands. Those who have never seen the Columbia will-still "feel” the river and appreciate the craftsmanship which has gone in to th e book. They Came to a River is the story of the development of the apple growing
